Behind the Scenes

Miscellanous photos of festival personnel and guests.

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• Kumiko and Shinichi Kakiuchi from Fujimino, Japan.
• Sandy Sardinha and Mālie Lyman
• Dr. Kris Oka from San Francisco, California.
• Festival Coordinator Addison Ching.
• Kumiko Kakiuchi.
• Shinichi Kakiuchi.
• Shirley and Larry Holu.
• Sharon Ching.
• Shirley Holu.
• Some of the CDs that were on sale at the festival.
• Ronald Tolentino's video vantage point for Fridayʻs hoʻolauleʻa.
• Dave Kolars from Dekalb, Illinois.
• Vickie Van Fechtmann.
• SooJean Misailidis also videographed some performances.
• Toni Alvarico Brown also videographed the hoʻolaulea.
• Sound tech from Show Systems Hawaii.
• Addison Ching.
• John Miisailidis.
• When Pomai Brown wasn't performing he was manning the video camera.
• Baby Girl and Baby Girl Mama, A.K.A. Alexis and Andrea Tolentino.
• Andrea and Alexis.
• Addison Ching, Kaleo Kam, Kaleo Perry, Pomaikaʻi Lyman, Troy Keoho, and Alan Akaka.
• Addison and Alan holding Mayor Harry Kim's proclamation.
• Kumiko and Shinichi Kakiuchi, Mark Yamanaka, Laura Pereira, and Dwight Tokumoto.
• Greg Sardinha and Pomai Brown.
• Breakfast for one of the school presentation teams. Alan snaps a picture of Mālie pointing to the festival flyer posted on the Big Island Grille's bulletin board.
• The presentation team poses with the festival flyer.
• Dave Kolars and Jack Aldrich.

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Photography by Don Touchi ©2017 by Don Touchi Photos and HIMELE.